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15:25 Fontwell Park

Petworth Marquees Claiming Hurdle (Class F) (Class F)

  • 10 Runners
  • Distance: 2m 4f
  • Going: Good
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 5m 5.60s
  • 10 Ran
1
Silk - Purple, Pink stars, sleeves and star on cap
9/2
  • Form 0400-5
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-8

held up, headway approaching 7th, not fluent, 3rd and every chance approaching 2 out, soon ridden, weakened before last

2
Silk - RED and YELLOW stripes, YELLOW sleeves, RED armlets, RED cap
  • Form 42P000-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 11-5

led until headed approaching 3 out, ridden and weakened quickly

3
Silk - Purple, yellow star, halved sleeves and star on cap
7/1
  • Form 034600-
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-4

soon prominent, tracked leader approaching 6th, led approaching 3 out, hard ridden approaching last, kept on flat

4
Silk - Yellow, Royal Blue epaulets, Royal Blue sleeves, Yellow armlets and star on Royal Blue cap

Grand Prompt

111 b
16/1
  • Form 0534PP-
  • Age 5
  • Weight 11-4

always mid-division

5
Silk - Dark Green and Red check, Dark Green sleeves, Pink cap
  • Form 6P/11P2-
  • Age 7
  • Weight 11-2

in touch, ridden and not fluent 3 out, lost position well behind 2 out, ran on again under pressure last

6
Silk - Emerald Green, Dark Blue chevron and armlets, White cap
  • Form 5P/2203-
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-2

behind, until moderate late headway from 2 out

8
Silk - Dark Blue, White diamond, checked sleeves, quartered cap
  • Form F1/005-0
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-0

tracked leader, not fluent 5th, ridden and weakened 3 out

9
Silk - Brown and Light Blue (halved), sleeves reversed, Emerald Green and Yellow striped cap
66/1
  • Form 060U0-R
  • Age 6
  • Weight 11-0

mid-division to 4th, behind from next

10
Silk - Maroon, Light Blue sleeves, White diamonds, White cap, Maroon diamond
  • Form 6504R1-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-12

held up towards rear, in touch from 4th, headway to challenge winner 2 out, hard ridden approaching last, blundered, rallied in every chance flat, no extra close home

11
Silk - Orange, Green striped sleeves, Orange cap, Green spots
100/1
  • Form 00FPP/
  • Age 10
  • Weight 10-5

always in rear, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out

7
NR
  • Form 6/0PP12-
  • Age 8
  • Weight 11-0

Nonrunner

In depth

Verdict

Circus Maximus can regain the winning thread at the expense of Wayward Melody and Shannon Quest. Ian Williams' charge probably found two miles to be on the sharp side these days and while the going is something of an imponderable, he is entitled to serious consideration on the pick of his Irish form. Wayward Melody was a recent selling winner over course-and-distance although he did finish lame. He has ran well since on the flat so clearly that lameness must have been a temporal thing. He does have plenty to find on official ratings with our selections and we will pass. Shannon Quest has plenty of placed form on the boards and while he will love the surface, he looks sure to find something too good. This is Lord Rochester's grade and he should run another creditable race on a return from absence.Ehab once showed promise as a flat performer although those days look light years away now. We will stick with Circus Maximus to provide the smiles on this occasion.